20 If you’ve died to worldly principles, then why are you letting yourselves be indoctrinated with worldly living: 21 ‘Don’t hold this. Don’t taste that. Don’t touch this.’ 22 No, All those rules lead to corruption when they’re used as the commands and teaching of humans. 23 They seem to be wise and make you more religious or humble as you strictly obey them, but don’t honour the realities of our worldly desires.

3 So if you all were brought back to life along with the messiah, then be concerned with discovering the things from above where the messiah is sitting on God’s right.[ref] 2 Yes, be thinking about things from above, not earthly things 3 because you’ve all ‘died’ and your lives have been hidden in God with the messiah. 4 When he’s revealed on his return, then your lives will also be revealed with him in GLORY.